Sizing considerations for gravel beds treating acid mine drainage by sulfate reduction

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1025-1030

  Lyew, Darwin ^a   Sheppard, John ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DRAINAGE; LEACHATE TREATMENT; PH EFFECTS; SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS; WETLANDS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GRAVEL BEDS; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; REACTOR; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032911367     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800030037x     Document Type: Article

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